All countries

Best Time to Visit Mauritania

Climate based on Nouakchott20152024

The best overall time to visit Mauritania is January (excellent, score 98/100). The single best 14-day window: Jan 16 – Jan 29. Avoid September if you can — it scores lowest at 66/100.

Year-at-a-glance heatmap

Each cell shows a daily "visit suitability" score combining comfort (temperature), dryness (rainfall), and sunshine. Hover for details.

1
5
10
15
20
25
30
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Less suitable
More suitable

Best 14-day travel windows

Top pick
Jan 16 – Jan 29
14-day window • Score 99/100
Alternative 1
Jan 1 – Jan 14
14-day window • Score 98/100
Alternative 2
Jan 30 – Feb 12
14-day window • Score 98/100

Month-by-month breakdown

January

Excellent
98/100
  • 29°C / 17°C
  • 0mm total
  • 9.6h sun/day

February

Excellent
97/100
  • 30°C / 18°C
  • 1mm total
  • 10.4h sun/day

March

Excellent
93/100
  • 32°C / 19°C
  • 0mm total
  • 11.1h sun/day

April

Excellent
88/100
  • 32°C / 20°C
  • 0mm total
  • 11.7h sun/day

May

Excellent
85/100
  • 33°C / 21°C
  • 1mm total
  • 11.7h sun/day

June

Excellent
76/100
  • 34°C / 23°C
  • 1mm total
  • 11.2h sun/day

July

Excellent
83/100
  • 30°C / 24°C
  • 11mm total
  • 10.8h sun/day

August

Excellent
75/100
  • 31°C / 25°C
  • 22mm total
  • 10.6h sun/day

September

Good
66/100
  • 34°C / 26°C
  • 20mm total
  • 10.6h sun/day

October

Good
67/100
  • 36°C / 25°C
  • 3mm total
  • 10.3h sun/day

November

Excellent
83/100
  • 33°C / 21°C
  • 0mm total
  • 9.8h sun/day

December

Excellent
96/100
  • 30°C / 18°C
  • 1mm total
  • 9.5h sun/day

Plan your trip to Mauritania

Found your dates? Use TimeOffCalendar to line up the trip with your time off, public holidays, and your partner's schedule. Free for one person, forever.

Plan my time off
Climate data from Open-Meteo Archive API. Daily normals computed from 10 years of historical observations.
Best Time to Visit Mauritania (2026): Month-by-Month Weather Calendar